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as in confident
having or showing a mind free from doubt
a man who seemed very assured of the outcome of the election
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as in optimistic
having or showing great faith in oneself or one's abilities
an assured attorney, he dominates any courtroom proceeding
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as in proud
having too high an opinion of oneself
he's rather assured for a moviemaker with one hit movie to his name
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as in reassured
to ease the grief or distress of
a minister choosing just the right words to assure the grieving parents of the fallen soldier
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Recent Examples of assured
Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Jones has been the key figure in the Colts’ 2-0 start, looking much more assured and comfortable in Indianapolis under head coach Shane Steichen.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Mars King, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
Sales of pricey condos hit a three-year high as Mamdani’s win was all but assured.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Their words will have bolstered his belief, giving him the confidence to show for and collect the ball again in the defensive third just after the break, using a combination of touches and pauses to evade Brentford pressure before making a more assured sideways pass this time.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Jones has been the key figure in the Colts’ 2-0 start, looking much more assured and comfortable in Indianapolis under head coach Shane Steichen.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
Rest assured, though, the Irish on Grand booth at the State Fair will continue.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
Sales of pricey condos hit a three-year high as Mamdani’s win was all but assured.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assured
Adjective
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If Purdy is still unable to take the field in Week 10, the 49ers are confident that Jones can continue his solid play at the quarterback position.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Both Mason and Green are confident the race will be called quickly for Sheffield, who has been a frontrunner in the race.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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There are certainly some top-notch barbecue restaurants that made the cut, but the Michelin selection barely scratches the surface of the South’s long, proud barbecue tradition.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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What’s left now is a proud elite program trying to scrape its way into bowl season.—
D’Joumbarey Moreau,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Still, the majority of commenters reassured him that his request is reasonable.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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On Thursday evening, the local government of Rio Cauto municipality reassured residents that the dam was not going to collapse or suddenly overflow and that the flooding was mainly due to the rain from Melissa.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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According to the prosecution, Khan and his government ensured that this money, owed to the national exchequer, was instead deposited in a bank account maintained by the Supreme Court, where it was treated as payment of fines owed by Riaz’s company.—
Rafia Zakaria,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Their careful approach ensured that no harm came to the emu, the officers or any bystanders along the road.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The surest sign that the GM of the Dallas Mavericks is in trouble appeared when the team hired another director of public relations.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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This feels like a bit of a generalization, but sure!—
Lily Osler,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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As a sleazy, lecherous publicist pinned in a Manhattan phone booth by a faceless sniper on the other end of the line, Farrell goes from smug condescension to breathless victimhood pretty effortlessly.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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But Minnesota, with or without its unapologetically smug superstar, has been the Nuggets’ kryptonite for more than a year.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Sioux writes that none of the other girls or moms comforted her, and instead, some of the mothers said Sioux and Frazier brought this on themselves by not having Miller manage her.—
Tanisha Bhat,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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That feeling of being safely enveloped, comforted, and held stayed with him.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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With Republicans already opposed to the deal, the unresolved back-and-forth virtually guaranteed the shutdown will drag on even longer.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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The year before, the Dolphins chose not to compete with Denver’s offer for safety Brandon Jones (three years, $20 million, with $12 million guaranteed).—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Assured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assured. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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